Do right and fear no one: Leslie Thomas QC

The Duggan family’s barrister, Leslie Thomas QC, is used to unpopular causes, having built his career on actions against the police, usually representing the families of those who have died in custody.

The Criminal Bar Association (CBA)’s feud with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has ended with 51.55 per cent of members voting to accept the £15m offer that was put to them two weeks ago. The offer was accepted through a slim majority voting in favour of the reforms with an 85 per cent turnout from […]

A new report from the Bar Council has revealed the scope of the problems facing criminal barristers. The research report Barristers’ Working Lives 2017 garnered responses from 4,092 barristers. If found that nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of criminal barristers work at least 11 hours per week for which they are not paid, and […]

The gulf between the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has continued to grow as the CBA ramps up pressure to reject work falling under the Advocates Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS). In an announcement issued on 13 May, the CBA encouraged its members to continue rejecting any form of work falling […]

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has offered the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) £15m as the government entity seeks to end the increasingly tense standoff between the two bodies. The deal is said to be an entirely new investment and will include an £8m cash injection for barristers who have lost money through a change in […]

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